Rankine
William John Mac·quorn [muh-kwawrn], /məˈkwɔrn/, 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
Thermodynamics. pertaining to an absolute temperature scale (Rankine scale ) in which the degree intervals are equal to those of the Fahrenheit scale and in which 0° Rankine equals −459.7° Fahrenheit.: Compare absolute temperature scale, Kelvin (defs. 2, 3).
Words Nearby Rankine
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use Rankine in a sentence
Rankine thinks getting this right will be critical in the future.
This function is the quantity called by Rankine the “heat-potential” of the substance for the given kind of work.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. ThurstonTredgold and Rankine estimate the weight of a dense crowd at 120 pounds per square foot.
Bridge Disasters in America | George L. VoseProfessor Rankine and Mr. Lazlett experimented principally upon foreign woods.
The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties | Charles H. (Charles Henry) SnowThe route he describes is almost on a direct line from Mount Rankine to Carpentaria.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria | William Landsborough
He broke off, for Rankine was coming toward them, and he saw his sister's face flush prettily.
Johnstone of the Border | Harold Bindloss
Browse